Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-03-24
THEIR LAST CHANCE,
Arguments Before the Supreme Court
for New Trial for the Con-
demned Anarchists.
Attorneys for the Defense Quarrel,
and Solomon Is Inc0ntinently
Dismissed.

f. Dismissed.
dispatch from Otta va, Ill.,, Thurs
day says: That to-day anarchy reigns
supreme. The fact that the anarchist
case was to be argued before the supreme
churt to-day not only brought out the
residents of Ottawa in full force, but
from the neighboring towns and coun-
ties attorneys came to absorb the leg al
lore that would be let loose in this cele-
brated case. It was generally under
stood that the hour of the opening of
court was 8 O'Clock, but long before the
clock IN the court room that has licked
off the hours marking the time limited
for forensic eloquence from time i'm
memorial had marked the hour of 8,
crowds of ladies climbed the steps of the
temple of Justice and timidly asked if
they would be allowed to hear the argu-
ments, and also would they have front
seats. The rush continued until at the
hour of opening the courtroom was fill
ed to overlooking. Promptly at the
door OF the conference room opened,
and the members of the court headed by
Justice Sheldon, filed into the room,
when Deputy Sheriff smith in stentorian
tones cried: THE court opens pursuant
to adjournment" After denying a few
petitions for rehearing, Chief Justice
Sheldon announced that ''No. 1, peoples
docket, August Spies ct al. VS.. The Peo-
pie appeared to be marked read. When
Hon. Leonard SWEET arose and addressed
| the court on behalf of the condemned
The points of his argument have already
been given.
Mr.. SWEET closed at IL O'Clock. when
GEORGE G. INGAvM
occupied the attention of the court until
recess for dinner, and resumed at 2
O'Clock. His address was q powerful one,
devoted to the facts, commencing with
the inception Of the conspiracy, and fol
lowing the cOnsplrators step by step up
! to the haymarket tragedy, quoting Spies
| at Gland Rapids, Mich, giving the work
of propagation of the internationaljsts,
The Alarm and Arbeiter Zeitatng articles,
the code of ethics, and instructions de-
scribing the different groups, the armed
sections, drilling, and the manufacture of
the bombs by Lingg, connecting each
and every one of the condemned with the
conspiracy which eliminated in the death
of Officer Degan at the haymarket.
Mr.. Zeisler followed Imam, and de-
voted the first hour to an attack upon the
jury, and followed with the claim that
tive of the principal witnesses for the
people were impeached. He briefly re-
viewed the evidence to prove that the de-
fendents were not present at the hay
market. He closed with an attack up-
on the judge and Jury terming the SEN
tence of the prisoners as judicial murder
1t has been currently reported that At
torney Solomon has been incontinently
fired by the seven condemned anarchists,
whose names are now ON hearing in OF
iowa. That the rumor is correct1s proven
by the fact thot Leonard SWEET carried
with him to Ottawa on Wednesday after
noon a formal dismissal of Mr.. SaIomo n
as an attorney for the defense and signed
by the i'm prisoned man. The rumor was
regarded as the more important because
it was an open secret that Mr.. Solomon
had made up the brief, comprising 400
closely printed pages, and had prepared
himself with authorities and references
to argue the case before the court at Of
tawa. When the attorneys met on the
train On Wednesday afternoon, it was
found that the state was to be represent
ed by Messrs. Grinnell. Attorney General
Hunt and Lawyer Ingham, of Chicago,
and when the prosecution come to count
noses it was learned that under the ruling
of the supreme court, limited the oral
argument to six hours. Mr.. Solomon,
who has been an active advocate of the
imprisoned anarchists, had been ignor
ed. Mr.. Leonard SWEET, who had been
engaged at the eleventh hour to repre-
sent the imprisoned men, declared him
self at the depot that only three men
could represent the defendants and those
were himself, Zeisler and Capt. Black.
Mr.. Solomon who was at the depot, and
prepared to go down and argue the case
for his clients, was overwhelmed when he
learned the ipse dixit of the senior
counsel for the defence. He withdrew
suddenly and watched the three at
| torneys for the state and three attorneys
for the defense take the train to argue
the case on the morrow. Mr.. Solomon
who had been engaged for theincipiency
of the case and who had spent
several weeks ia the preparation of the
brief, was naturally angry and disposed
to kick up row. He waited until the
| legal talent had taken their train to OF
| tawa, and then followed silently and
alone, but assiduously chewing the cud
of deep revenge. When he arrived at
Ottawa yesterday morning, he Immediate
ly sought out States Atty. Grinnell and
recited his grievance to that stalwart
official. Mr.. Grinneu offered to'take Mr..
Solomon into camp at once, but Solomon
declined for the time being, stating that
he wanted to see show the cat jumped"
and if things did not go right, he could
tell the state some things that would sur
prise them in connection with the ap-
peal Mr.. Grinnell imm ediately put Mr..
| Solomon under the espionage of some of
his detectives at Ottawa, O see that he
did not get away.
4. r. Parsons one of the defendants,
was seen at the county jail yesterday
afternoon and when informed of the fact
that Mr. Solomon had been bounced
from the defense did not betray the
slightest surprise.
rs it true that you, with the other pris-
oners. have signed a document discharg-
ing Mr.. Solomon from your defense.
I'D rather not say anything about that
as am in a peculiar position and can't
afford to talk about this matter"
On being shown copy of the agree